Mahao, NUL agree exit deal
Pascalinah Kabi THE National University of Lesotho (NUL) Council and Vice-Chancellor Professor Nqosa Mahao yesterday concluded negotiations for a deal which will see the latter exiting the country’s...
View ArticlePolice accused of brutality
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE under-fire Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) are once again in the eye of the storm over allegations of brutality against civilians. This follows a recent incident in which...
View ArticleLawyers withhold services, boycott court sessions
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Law Society of Lesotho has resolved that its members should withhold services from clients and boycott court proceedings to force the judiciary to reconsider its decision to...
View ArticleMahao digs in on ABC talks
Moorosi Tsiane/ Mohalenyane Phakela ALL Basotho Convention leader Thomas Thabane and his incoming deputy, Professor Nqosa Mahao, will continue their talks to find a solution to the infighting which...
View ArticleDCEO, police investigate LMDA corruption
LMDA suspends senior officers blacklists 25 companies for “corrupt and collusive practices” ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE police and the Directorate of Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) are...
View ArticleLesotho Flour Mills licence controversy sucks in ministers
Pascalinah Kabi THE country’s largest milling company, Lesotho Flour Mills (LFM), is embroiled in fresh controversy after it emerged yesterday that its contract of its major shareholder, Seaboard...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal suspension ‘shocks’ Justice Minister
’Marafaele Mohloboli THE saga surrounding the suspension of the April 2019 session of the Court of Appeal took a new twist this week with the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Mokhele...
View ArticleABC faction plans protests against Acting Chief Justice
alleges she is a stooge of top politicians Moorosi Tsiane THE incoming chairperson of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) Samuel Rapapa has accused the Acting Chief Justice, ‘Maseforo Mahase, of being a...
View ArticleAD in flames as Litjobo, Phamotse clash
’Marafaele Mohloboli SERIOUS infighting has erupted within the Alliance of Democrats (AD) after the party spokesperson, Thuso Litjobo, has lambasted the party’s secretary general Mahali Phamotse for...
View ArticleChief Theko demands Thabane’s ouster
accuses premier of ceding power to wife; says ABC must hold special conference to recall PM; But Thabane rebuffs the respected chief; Pascalinah Kabi PRIME Minister and All Basotho Convention (ABC)...
View ArticleLesotho on course to control HIV
Bereng Mpaki LESOTHO is making significant strides towards controlling the HIV epidemic and is on course to meet the global 90-90-90 targets by 2020. The first 90 target seeks to ensure that by the...
View ArticleLHDA awards M517 million Polihali tender
Herbert Moyo THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has awarded SCLC Polihali Diversion Tunnel Joint Venture a M517 million contract for the construction of the Polihali diversion tunnels...
View ArticleBrace for polls, Mokhothu tells DC supporters
opposition leader says DC’s return to power is imminent ’Marafaele Mohloboli THE leader of the opposition Democratic Congress (DC), Mathibeli Mokhothu, has urged supporters brace for snap elections,...
View ArticleSlain driver’s family ready to engage business mogul Nthane
Ntsebeng Motsoeli THE family of the slain Nthane Brothers company driver, Kopang Mohapi, says it is ready for talks with murder-accused business tycoon, Tšeliso Nthane, over the circumstances of his...
View ArticlePhori defiant on wool and mohair
Mohalenyane Phakela THE Minister of Small Businesses, Cooperatives and Marketing, Chalane Phori, has vowed that no wool or mohair will cross the border without a permit from his ministry. This is...
View ArticleM1 million golden handshake for Mahao
Moorosi Tsiane THE outgoing Vice Chancellor of the National University of Lesotho, Professor Nqosa Mahao, is set to pocket M1, 16 million when he leaves the university at the end of next month. Last...
View ArticleABC supporters to march against ‘biased’ Justice Mahase
“prove us wrong,” they say Mohalenyane Phakela ACTING Chief Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase is once again in the eye of the storm after a civil society organisation, the Voice of the Voiceless Association...
View ArticleABC case postponed yet again
Mohalenyane Phakela THE case in which three All Basotho Convention (ABC) legislators are seeking the nullification of the results of the party’s February 2019 executive committee elections has once...
View ArticleActing Chief Justice gags magistrates
Mohalenyane Phakela/Nat Molomo ACTING Chief Justice ‘Maseforo Mahase has allegedly ordered striking magistrates not to address the media regarding their grievances and their industrial action without...
View ArticleDefiant IEC commissioners sue govt
move plunges entire electoral management system into chaos Pascalinah Kabi/Nat Molomo EMBATTLED Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) commissioners have lodged a High Court application to compel the...
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